Shinobi (1987 video game)

Shinobi
Shinobi
	European arcade flyer
Developer	Team Shinobi
Publisher	Sega
Director	Yutaka Sugano
Composer	Yasuhiro Kawakami
Series	Shinobi
Platform	Arcade Master System, Commodore 64, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, ZX Spectrum, IBM PC, PC Engine, NES, MSX;
Release	November 16, 1987 Arcade JP: November 16, 1987; EU: Late 1987; NA: February 1988; Master System JP: June 19, 1988; NA: September 1988; EU: November 1988; C64 NA: July 1989; EU: September 1989; Amiga EU: September 1989; NA: December 1989; Atari ST, CPC EU: September 1989; ZX Spectrum EU: September 18, 1989; MS-DOS NA: October 1989; PC Engine JP: December 8, 1989; NES NA: December 1989; MSX EU: 1989; ;
Genres	Hack and slash, platform
Modes	Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade system	Sega System 16

Shinobi (忍) is a 1987 hack and slash video game developed and published by Sega for arcades on the Sega System 16 board. The player controls ninja Joe Musashi, who must stop the Zeed terrorist organization from kidnapping students of his clan.

Shinobi was a commercial success in arcades. It topped the monthly Japanese table arcade charts in December 1987, and became a blockbuster hit in the United States, where it was the highest-grossing conversion kit of 1988 and one of the top five conversion kits of 1989. It was adapted by Sega to its Master System game console, followed by conversions to the Nintendo Entertainment System, PC Engine, and home computers. It was re-released as downloadable emulated versions of the original arcade game for the Wii and Xbox 360. The arcade game was released for the Nintendo Switch in January 2020 through the Sega Ages series. Shinobi's success inspired various sequels and spin-offs of the Shinobi series.